Boeing South Carolina (BSC) recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Skanska-built Boeing South Carolina Decorative Paint Facility in North Charleston, South Carolina.
The 296,000-square-foot, two-bay decorative paint facility is capable of painting two Boeing 787-10 airplanes simultaneously. Before the facility was operational, all BSC-built 787s were flown to other locations for final painting and then flown back to South Carolina for customer delivery.
Skanska has been working with BSC since the project started in November 2014 and created a seemless environment of teamwork. With more than 1.3 million man hours worked by more than 3000 workers, the new decorative paint facility was completed on time.
“We have a true partnership with the Boeing team on this project especially in the areas of both safety and inclusion,” said Account Manager Matt Frey for Skanska’s South Carolina operations. “Because of our shared values, we have made a great impact on the local construction community regarding worker safety and training.”
The new facility includes two paint bays as well as office, conference rooms and dedicated mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) rooms. The building has boilers, chillers, cooling towers, an on-site wastewater treatment system, and a thermal storage system to reduce power consumption.
The event was attended by North Charleston Mayor R. Keith Summey, South Carolina State Senator Sean Bennett, South Carolina State Senator Marlon Kimpson, South Carolina State Senator Paul Campbell, South Carolina State Representative Katherine Arrington and officials from Boeing and Skanska along with more than 250 Boeing employees. The local Stall High School Steel Drum Band provided entertainment.
For further information, please contact:
Pamela Monastra, pamela.monastra@skanska.com, (404) 946-7533
Mittie Rooney, mrooney@axcomgroup.com, (301) 602-8709
About Skanska
Skanska USA is one of the largest, most financially sound construction and development companies in the U.S., serving a broad range of clients including those in transportation, power, industrial, water/wastewater, healthcare, education, sports, data centers, government, aviation and commercial. Headquartered in New York with offices in 31 metro areas, we have more than 11,000 employees committed to being leaders in safety, project execution, sustainability, ethics and people development. In 2015, our work in building construction, civil and power/industrial construction, commercial development and infrastructure development (public-private partnerships) generated $7.1 billion in revenue. Global revenue of parent company Skanska AB, headquartered in Stockholm and listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, totaled $18.4 billion in 2015. Skanska shares are publicly traded in the U.S. on the OTC market under the symbol SKBSY through a Level I American Depository Receipt program.
